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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Returning to the Roots
It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th generation of his family to lead... View Details
- 12 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Swiping Right: How Data Helped This Online Dating Site Make More Matches
way), their connection deepened organically. She didn’t notice him at first but eventually discovered his sense of humor. Online interactions often don’t allow such give, take, or time. One way to speed the process is by reducing... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin
- 30 May 2024
- News
How to Have Effective Conversations
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and author of the bestselling books The Power of... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details
- 14 Mar 2023
- In Practice
What Does the Failure of Silicon Valley Bank Say About the State of Finance?
exposures, since they fell below the Fed’s threshold for annual collection of Form FR Y-14A Capital Assessments and Stress Testing. At the moment, we also cannot track what fraction of SVB’s deposits was connected to the local venture... View Details
- 09 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary
individual story also included a “muddy middle” that often wasn’t discussed until a later interview. “As you get older, there’s a bit more humility in who you are and the disappointments and failures are a thing of the past you feel more... View Details
- 01 Nov 2021
- Op-Ed
Team Success Starts with the Individual—and with Love
at it a bit differently. Remembering that any team is comprised of individuals, he focuses on helping each individual reach their highest potential not just as performers but as people. Do this, and the best collective results will emerge... View Details
- 11 May 2023
- News
How FOMO Became a Fixture
process requiring strategic thinking, argumentation, multiple filings, and a bit of flexibility. Protecting a word like FOMO, which had become ubiquitous, required a thoughtful approach. Plus, to obtain a registration, you need to prove... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)
cleaning sewers and servicing machinery as a mill foreman), but that on-course connection helped him land a position at Adams in 1998, where he rose to CEO in 2002. In 2012, Brewer was named president and CEO of Callaway Golf, maker of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
A Penny for Your Thoughts? For Big-Picture Ideas, the Right Pay Structure Matters
more employee-initiated innovation, but it has proven very challenging to obtain,” Gallani says. “There is a disconnect between demand [for innovation] and supply.” When the job description really matters The study came about in part through Cai, who View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
of time in which Nester can engage a customer: A prospective buyer tours a house, gets serious about it, and decides to put in an offer—and now they need Nester. To reach more buyers, Kennealey started offering an enterprise package to real estate brokerages. There’s a... View Details
- 16 Nov 2010
- News
The HBS Tunnels
Did you know that the HBS tunnels are connected to the Harvard University tunnels across the river? Read on, and all shall be made clear! Although connected, the two tunnel systems are very different. The ten miles of Harvard steam... View Details
Keywords: Keith Larson
- 31 May 2023
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2023
burger joint all day, so I was very excited. The reality was a little bit different.” Early indicators: “My teachers on Long Island really took to me, and I bonded with them. Mr. Gallo helped with my first research project: measuring the... View Details
- 28 Jan 2020
- Book
Advanced Leadership Requires More Than Outside-The-Box Thinking
innovation, but you argue that just as important is “thinking outside the building.” What’s the difference between the two? Rosabeth Moss Kanter: One difference is in scope, and thus the power of the resulting innovation. Thinking outside the box is a good start but a... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 09 May 2023
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 1)
might bring Lunchables to school one day and leftover fried rice the next. I felt that I was first and foremost an American, but also had bit “extra” because I was connected to a culture and people with... View Details
- 14 Sep 2018
- Blog Post
10 Things I Learned During My First Month in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program
it wasn’t just that. On a daily basis, I would hear from classmates about their past experience in/plans of going into tough industries to tackle some of the most technically-challenging issues. Truly inspirational conversations. Regarding the class content: 4.... View Details
- 30 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The Life and Role of a CEO
psychological safety, it is important to show through action that you care about feedback by actively seeking and responding to it. In fact, one CEO said “being nice runs the risk of showing that you do not care.” Another CEO said, “you need to be able to View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
a direct connection between a social media chat about a product with the actual purchase of that product. “The biggest challenge right now is that all this money is shifting into digital marketing, but there are still a lot of questions... View Details
- 13 Nov 2017
- Blog Post
5 Worries I Had about Applying to HBS
case method can seem like it requires more work than a traditional lecture, but you get more out of it. 4. I wouldn’t fit into the community at HBS Having lived in Nigeria all my life, I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t fit in. I... View Details
- 06 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Technology Re-Emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations
independents are slowly reemerging. In 1995, the American Booksellers Association had a membership of some 5,500 stores. By 2009 that number had plummeted to 1,401. But the number has revived a bit to 1,632 today. While Borders was... View Details